Egyptian government cracks down on planned protests
There's been a tough response from the Egyptian authorities to planned protests in the capital Cairo.
There's been a tough response from the Egyptian authorities to planned protests in the capital Cairo. We hear from a protestor and former EU ambassador to Egypt. Also in the programme: the US congress issues a flurry of subpoenas as part of its impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, and the SNP gives its strongest indication yet that it could back Jeremy Corbyn to become a caretaker prime minister to avoid a no deal Brexit.
(Photo: Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rally near the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo on September 27, 2019. Credit: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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